Demystifying NoSQL: The SQL developer's guide

Опубликовано: 23 Июнь 2026
на канале: CapArea User Group & NoVA CodeCamp
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We've been using relational databases like SQL Server, Postgres, MySQL, and Oracle for a long time. Tables are practically ingrained into our thought processes. But many organizations and businesses are turning to NoSQL options to solve problems of scale, performance, and flexibility. What is a long-time relational database-using developer supposed to do? Do I just forget about all that SQL that I learned? (Spoiler alert: NO). Come to this session with all your burning questions about data modeling, transactions, schema, migration, how to get started, and more. Let's find out if a NoSQL tool like Couchbase, CosmosDb, Mongo, etc, is the right fit for your next project.

Matthew D. Groves is a guy who loves to code. It doesn't matter if it's C#, jQuery, or PHP: he'll submit pull requests for anything. He has been coding professionally ever since he wrote a QuickBASIC point-of-sale app for his parent's pizza shop back in the 90s. He currently works as a Developer Advocate for Couchbase. His free time is spent with his family, watching the Reds, and getting involved in the developer community. He is the author of AOP in .NET (published by Manning), a Pluralsight author, and a Microsoft MVP.